According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, the words stupid and stupidity entered the English language in 1541. Since then, stupidity has taken place along with fool, idiot, dumb, moron, and related concepts as a pejorative appellation for human misdeeds, whether purposeful or accidental, due to absence of mental capacity. Definition. Stupidity is a quality or state of being stupid, or an act or idea that exhibits properties of being stupid. In a character study of The Stupid Man attributed to the Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 371 â c. 287 BC), stupidity was defined as mental slowness in speech or action.
The National Insurance Maternity Benefit is paid to insured women who are away from work as a result pregnancy. The benefit is comprised of a weekly payment of a Maternity Allowance (to maximum of 14 weeks paid in a lump sum) and a Maternity Grant of $3,750.00. The benefit is not paid if a pregnancy has lasted less than 26 weeks unless the pregnancy resulted in a live birth. You may, however, be entitled to sickness benefit. Who Can Claim Maternity Benefit (Allowance and Grant) You can claim for the maternity benefit if - You are between the ages of 16 and 65; You are an insured woman;
What is NIPT? NIPT (noninvasive prenatal testing) is a blood test that can detect Down syndrome and a few other chromosomal conditions at 10 weeks of pregnancy or later. (You can also find out your baby's sex.) You may have heard these tests called by their brand names: Harmony, MaterniT21, Panorama, and Verifi.